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For me, the same story as Nancy and Lisa above. I did download the software again and tried the serial number 3 times. The OK button in the serial number dialog box stays grayed out - not active for clicking. Please, does anyone have a solution?

Like the rest of you, I'm finding Apple Address Book doesn't hold a candle to what this program could do 20 years ago. I started with NC&UTD back in 1990 and it here's never been anything as powerful on the mac.

My main gripe is simply the ability to see whose name was added last week (what was the name of that person?) and instead being hit with the top of the alphabet instead of viewing by date added (which iTunes and this program does perfectly).
Doe anyone know if there Are there any programs that can today without being reset when syncing to an iPhone?

It's ridiculous that running a small business on a Macintosh has actually gotten worse as it's been dumbed down for more people to used.

SO, I'm going to be s.o.l. on my 25 year old database if I can't find a serial number.

Suggestions?

Phil
I downloaded a fresh copy of 5.3.2 (& never had any version on this machine).

Copied and pasted the SN as posted. Not sure if it's name sensitive (I think not). But since none was posted, I even tried Now Up-to-Date & Contact, but alas, even after restart, it did not work.

I use this program every Christmas to keep track of my lists.I recently upgraded to 10.7.3 and just now found my old version will not open.I downloaded the new Now X one above and the selections were greyed out, so I tried the updater, entered the serial number above but do not have a "Now X account name", so do not have any access to my most complete .nct address files for many years. Any suggestions? I am desperate ! Like others, I would pay for a version that works. Thanks!moc.cam|1hsalfd#moc.cam|1hsalfd

I recently upgraded to 10.7.3. I have used Now Contact for many years to keep track of my old address lists and Christmas lists. Now I cannot open my old Now Contact app. I downloaded the Now X and the menu selections were grayed-out. So I tried the updater and entered the serial number above but do not have a Now X Account Name, so I can't tell if that would work, Am desperate to get to my .nct files and, like others,would gladly pay for a license if available and if it would work. Or even a way to convert the .nct files… Please suggest what to do and/or contact me directly : moc.cam|1hsalfd#moc.cam|1hsalfd. Thank you very much.

I finally realized today that I was still using Version 5.1 of Now Contact which would not
open in Mac OS X 10.7.3. I downloaded Now X but that did not accept a serial number
(menu selections were greyed out and the Updater app required both a Now X Account
and a password, which I didn't have). So I downloaded Now Up to Date and Contact 5.3.2
and installed it and I have my address files again! I did not have to use the serial number
above, but glad I went back to read Jim's comment that it was Now Up-to-Date & Contact,
not! Now X. I am so thankful I can retrieve my files, and wish this great software could be
continued. Mac Address Book is "lame" as far as a database where I can select and print
labels, address books and lists by category and keywords. I am looking for other programs
that would work for me but have not found any, and dread converting my files. I can't locate
my original software but try this serial number: U500S0100-00000-98864378

I have been using NUD for 20 years. My entire brain and history of my family is on that calendar. All of a sudden, I can't open my calendar file. I have tried to reinstall the software (from download on nowsoftware.com but I keep getting this error:

Now Up-to-Date & Contact appears to be damaged and should be reinstalled from the original installer.

Error -192

I want to export my NUD calendar to ical, but need to be able to open my NUD calendar in order to do so.

NOW Contact files get corrupted very easily - preventing you from opening them. This is why Contact files have to be heavily backed up in case one copy gets corrupted. It might be possible to resurrect the file by installing Now Contact in an old PowerPC Mac running system 9, then opening the file with the older system.

I'm using Mac OS X 10.7.4. Now Contact still works well for me. But again, backup to several files.

To install Now Contact and UTD on newer machines, you may have to first install it on an older machine with an older operating system. Then you can use the Migration Assistant utility to move the application to the new machine.

Thanks for the NUDC update indicating basic OS 10.8 compatibility. I notice that your comments per se refer to 10.7.4 where they're working well for me too. I was holding off on ML to be certain I could still use them, so much appreciated!

Just one thing: "Reminders" seem to have been broken since 10.5, i.e. even back on the PPC; or did is there a trick I've missed out on?

I was also having trouble opening 5.3.2 Up to Date on my macbook pro retina OS X 8.1 … tried several things and and then tried Contacts… Contact program opened right up and from that I opened the calendar Up to date… used U500S0100-00000-98864378 and it works great.

I received an email from someone about 2 years ago. I am going to try to find it. However, judging by my search today, there is still a large community of us left and many who would like to see this software work.

There must be some kids sitting out there who love a challenge and would like to be a part of a new start up. Anyone know how to get in touch with who owns the software?

I just spent 4+ hours trying to find something that was as good for both a Mac and Windows environment and could not. Any info that you can send my way would be appreciated. I have not money, but I don't remember that stopping Woz and Jobs.

BRING NOW CONTACTS BACK! It was and is hands down the best app I have and use it everyday. Best, most handy, collective, organized, duplicate efficient & amazing to search & find info. BEST APP, BRING IT BACK! Apple Contacts SUCKS. I cannot find an app that even comes close to NOW CONTACTS & NOW UP TO DATE.

Poster who said that the current Mac OS calendar and contacts is inferior to NUTD 20 years ago is right. I have been an Apple devotee since 1990 but I'm getting increasingly frustrated with their dumbing down every app. They will likely continue because of their success. Be careful what you wish for, I guess.

Add my name to the list of those lamenting this late great application (Now Contact). I, too, have used it for almost two decades and have yet to find anything that comes close to replace it. Unfortunately, I really need something that has some sharing and cross platform capabilities now and these are the shoals on which the most recent developers of the Now products ran aground.

FYI - I am still using Now Contact 5.3.2 on Mac OS 10.8.2 without problem. But I fear that this way lies madness. (using software that has no apparent owner and no source of support) I am frankly amazed that it still works….

I have also been a user and fan of NUDC for years but with the purchase of a new MacBookAir decided to bite the bullet and look for a replacement. It turns out that BusyCal seems to be really similar to Now Up to Date (in fact it was developed by a guy who worked on the original Now software). So I have just converted my years of files to BusyCal via an Applescript called 'NUD to iCal",which uses the intermediate step of loading the data in iCal. BusyCal then uses the iCal files but adds a lot of the features that Now Up to Date offered. The conversion process was time consuming and tedious, because I wanted to import all of my 15 years of events, but it looks as though I'll be happy in the end. By the way, the support at BusyCal is nothing short of terrific — they answered my inquiries quickly and thoroughly.

How'd you do that? Have same NUD version and was running it on an Intel OS X 10.5x machine which died. Had to get a new Lion-based unit and I can't install from original NUD 5.3.2 disk. Says it doesn't support PowerPC machines. Am concerned I've lost all my calendar and contact info. Tried to export into Mac AddressBook and iCal: lousy. Suggestions?

Still using Now Contacts and NUTD 4.3.2 on Mac OS X 10.7.2 with no problems on MacBook Pro 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5, 13", purchased August 2011.

I tried to move to Contacts/Address Book and iCal as a substitute, but got too frustrated with the poor feature sets, so reluctantly moved back to Now Contacts and NUTD. I fear they will stop working with some Apple update, so I export data weekly.

Does anyone know where I might purchase a serial number for Now Up to Date 5.3.2 for Mac? I realize the company is out of business, but maybe someone is willing to sell a program they never used. The demo version works on Mac Os 10.7 (Lion) and I would like to keep using after trial period is over because I had and older version that doesn't work, but my beloved calendar was created with the software. If you would like to contact me directly, please email ten.tta|lacihc#ten.tta|lacihc
Thank you.